Christine Grassi
Workforce Specialist at Arapahoe/Douglas Works!- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Arapahoe/Douglas Works!
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United States
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Workforce Specialist
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Aug 2016 - Present
• Provides in-person intensive vocational coaching assistance, including resume critiques and mock interview sessions, to a case load of up to 90 adult customers from diverse backgrounds. • Collaborates and coordinates with internal departments/teams and external community partners to develop partnerships with 3rd party/community resources for customers such as Denver Vocational Rehab, Aurora Mental Health and Colorado Crisis Services. • Documents monthly and all other contact with customers including their continued progress through state database, Connecting Colorado, and complete proper paper filing. • Works with county regulations; Policy Guidance Letters (PGL), Training and Employment Guidance Letters (TEGL), internal processes and local policy. • Builds rapport to help identify what career path is suitable for each customer and develops individual employment plans to assist in achieving their goals. • Assists customers in developing a distinct career pathway leading to a marketable position by conducting labor market research to detect targeted industries as well as identify potential barriers towards goal employment. • Utilize motivational interviewing techniques to identify customer’s barriers toward employment; educate customers on barriers and provided options to help address and overcome them by connecting them with community resources. Show less
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ITT Technical Institute
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Admissions Representative
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Dec 2015 - Jun 2016
• Utilized communication skills when contacting potential students whom inquired about the school. • Kept personal schedule organized while balancing student interviews and other work commitments. • Took potential students though interview process which included presenting a multi-media PowerPoint, interactive tour of the campus and insuring that all paperwork was completed once the student applied. • Applied time management and follow up to keep in contact with both current and potential students insuring their commitment and that all needs were met. • Coordinated with co-works to organize and run orientation for all incoming students. Show less
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U.S. Bank
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United States
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Banker
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Mar 2014 - May 2015
• Established and maintained professional relationships with colleagues in various departments of the Bank • Worked effectively with underwriting team during decision process • Consistently met closing deadlines • Worked with customers and 3rd parties to obtain required documentation in a timely manner • Ensured compliance with Bank policy and banking regulations in every transaction • Successfully communicated with customers to resolve concerns • Established and maintained professional relationships with colleagues in various departments of the Bank • Worked effectively with underwriting team during decision process • Consistently met closing deadlines • Worked with customers and 3rd parties to obtain required documentation in a timely manner • Ensured compliance with Bank policy and banking regulations in every transaction • Successfully communicated with customers to resolve concerns
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Red Robin
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United States
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Restaurants
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700 & Above Employee
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Store Manager
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Jun 2008 - Mar 2014
MANAGER • Oversaw daily shifts while insuring store ran according to brand specification and all customers enjoyed their dining experience. • Head training manager; insured that all new team members were trained according to brand standards and could uphold these standards after completing training. • Developed professional relationships with customers while trouble shooting all customer concerns • Supervised and wrote weekly employee schedule for a 40 person wait and bar staff • Controlled and ordered weekly inventory for bar; Inputted and filed invoices for expense reporting. • Scheduled and ran meetings for companies new brand expectations. MID MANAGER • Coached team members on proper guest service styles • Interviewed potential team members • Wrote host schedule CERTIFIED DESIGNATED TRAINER(CDT) TEAM MEMBER • Server, Host, Bartender, Expo Show less
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Education
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Capella University
Master's degree, Clinical Psychology -
Colorado State University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Psychology